Stevenson William R
Endeavour. 2011 Dec;35(4):160-8. doi: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2010.11.002. Epub 2011 Feb 4.
In November 1910, Shirase Nobu (1861-1946) sailed from Tokyo Bay aboard the Kainan Maru as part of an international race for the South Pole. The Japanese had no history of polar exploration and looked to British precedence to compensate for their lack of experience. Following the British example required that they include a scientific dimension to their venture. It is clear, however, that Shirase and his men had little scientific understanding. Nevertheless, on failing to reach the Pole, science became the central aim of the expedition and the primary means to declaring their efforts a success.
1910年11月，白濑矗（1861 - 1946）乘坐“开南丸”号从东京湾启航，参加一场前往南极的国际竞赛。日本人此前没有极地探险的历史，他们参照英国的先例来弥补自身经验的不足。效仿英国人意味着他们的探险活动要包含科学层面。然而，很明显白濑和他的队员们几乎没有科学方面的认知。尽管如此，在未能抵达南极点之后，科学成为了这次探险的核心目标，以及宣告他们的努力取得成功的主要方式。
